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Tell me where I said there was no restrictions at the Ski Centres? You just made that part up. 🤣 And I never forgot you had mates in Norway because I never knew that. But I know fine well there are members here who live in Norway. So it would be stupid of me to make stuff up. Which I’m not. I think the U.K. response could be just as effective if we copy Norway. Since it’s working there why can’t it work here? Why can no one come up with a valid reason? The only thing you can do is try to do is discredit what I’m saying about Norway by putting words in my mouth. Says a lot really. 🙄

He's referring to me. If anything he's empathising with your post about me, thats about me taking the thread away from the main topic. And dont tell him that you're not very empathetic. Thats his dig against me. You'll diminish his point.

Mark, I know Im a wee bit vocal but Im certainly not the only one going off track here. Mark J is now in a side discussion about how much we should be paying for an accountant and for what services for a start. YoungStu picking up my (relevent) comment regarding what this lock-down is doing to our children and yes, it took a side track, but there's more than one person involved in that. Then Im replying to folk who are throwing toys out of the pram because someone else piped up that we should be feeding every dossers kids in the UK and I think we should not be. But its all my fault I see. Who knew I was so influential? And Im sorry but I'll keep mentioning how other countries are handling Covid. Since Norway is the only one that I have first hand knowledge of, and since they are our neighbors and have virtually the same genetic make-up as us, and are handling the crisis in a completely different way I believe its relevant. Since you (and others) ask me how I think we in the UK should handle the crisis can I just take this opportunity to say. Like Norway. Really, simple as that. Its working here, why can no one tell me why it would not work in he UK? Why can cities full of people manage to go around packed stores and not wear masks? Why can they pack out Ski Centers and not wear masks? Why are all the restaurants open with no one wearing masks? No one can answer me, like you they'd rather not even consider that another possibility for managing this crisis is right on our door step. And no offence, but if you find my post that bad why not join your mucker and put me on ignore? It really would be the simplest options. And as for your requests I'll politely decline. Apart from the free Beer, I'll take you up on that. And having just read your last line I feel sorry that you've lost good mates. I really am. I'll leave it at that.

I think he's firing off his CV right now.

Bloody hell. Look at the state of that place. I think you need to add a Cleaner to your business empire.

Believe it or not Im an overly trusting guy. But you've already freely admitted to being a crook so the games already up.

I really need to screen shot this one for the next time you dare to mention anyone rich, let alone the likes of Bezos etc should be paying not just tax, but more tax. Love it. I just need post this screenshot of you stating that employing people released you from the burden of tax. Oh, and its about 5 now? Can I join your tax free club now?

So some respect? You're on about throwing cash around like Oprah at the end of her show but at the same time don't contribute to that. Your tax dodging is nothing to do with saving a bit of money. Its rank hypocrisy and Im astounded you cant see that?

I can only assume what kind of bar you're referring. Still, we've all gotta work for a living.

But clearly you ensure its not you.

Perhaps if I too had an accountant to ensure I paid no tax I could afford my own English tutor?

Don’t be daft. We have more young people with degrees in feminist studies expressed through dance than we can shake a stick at. 90% of folk who pass through Uni in Scotland end up asking what fries I’d like with that. 🤣

Geeez, finally. No more bed wetting responses from you is the cherry on the cake. Fancy throwing the toys out the Pram one last time before you rage-quit? And for the record I never called anyone a pedophile (I triple checked before I posted it) and I can assure you I never deleted it. Maybe the person who did will PM you but it was not me. Sweet dreams.

No flies on me. 🤣 He clearly realised the trap he set himself and pulled the plug ASAP. Just no quick enough.

It’s easy to have compassion when you’re so compassionate with other people’s tax I guess? Since you freely admit to having your account ensure you pay no tax I think you can sit your arse down.

After the tax I’ve paid? Don’t be ridiculous. And the rank hypocrisy of such a statement coming from the man who gloates about having an accountant ensure you pay virtually nil tax is gob smacking.

Why do you have such a hard-on about the Tories feeding children? It’s 100% the duty of the parents. They get more than enough handouts to do just that. If the parents can’t cloth and feed their kids off of that then they need their kids taken off of them for neglect and child abuse. Simple as.

Squeegee the Weegie! Love it.

Im not claiming to be a financial wizard who's writing a book on how awesome I am though. Big difference.

I imagine it was a mad scramble to catch the last flight outta Stavanger yesterday to beat Sturgeons Stazi lock-down measures. Bet it was like the fall of Saigon.

Same as the private sector I believe? And it seems to have affected women more (like my mother-in-law) than it did men. Some might argue that it better aligned the sexes and gave women the very thing they have been fighting long and hard for. Equality. Unfortunately demands come with nasty surprises sometimes. Unfortunately in the minority. Surely to have such an institution heavily dominated so heavily by either Right Wing or Left Wing doctrine is a bad thing? Balance is whats needed here and its sorely lacking. What the unions are doing now is purely political and its mana from heaven for them right now. We're told to follow the science. Im repeatedly told to on here by the dogmatic. Perhaps the Teachers and the Unions should do as well? Overtime being calculated into the Salaries just means that they dont get paid any. People are leaving the Oil Industry in their droves as its no longer the high paying, high flying industry it used to be. Ive never made a big deal about what I earn. I think I have posted up figures one time and I thing I deleted it the next day. I'll admit that I do gloat about how few days I work each year though. Im not on-shore based, tried that and hated it. As such Overtime is very much not included in my Salary. Again, I am all for Teachers and their unions fighting to maintain and better their standards. But using this Pandemic is simply not the time. We've all been asked to make sacrifices and perhaps this is the time the teachers need to shine? It certainly would endear the public to their cause if they did instead of seeing it as a golden opportunity to use the children's education as leverage to force through demands. They do have a good school, it was not chosen at random. Just 5 miles down the road and its another story. But they are extremely studious, often revising till past midnight. When seen fit we have paid for tutors. They where both in a Private School when we lived in Norway. And as my Wife is currently in her last 6 months of her Degree in Maths and Quantum Physics she's been able to dedicate a lot of time and up-to-date knowledge to work through their homework and revision with them and understand what and where they've gone wrong and how to resolve the stumbling blocks. Where as I look at it and see Egyptian Hieroglyphics. Although I did see a cartoon joke the other day about Red and Blue Shift and got it. I was rather impressed with myself. But in reality the teachers have done little for them. Nothing out of the ordinary and when I asked my 17 year old the other week how its going she said its terrible. No interaction with any teachers. Coursework posted up and told to crack on yourself. The teachers seem to be no where to be found during the day or the time of their classes so no help from them to ask anything. Maybe its all rosy and golden down by you but it not what we're seeing first hand up here.

Next time home I promise. Its been a bloody nightmare with work lately and Ive been dumping my gear at the lurgy hotel before dashing for the fight home.

If you believe even a fraction of the other links you post up then surely you know how utterly futile such a petition is?

Was this more aligned with the Private sector? You mean he's one of the few Conservative exceptions? 100% agree. But this is not what we're seeing though is it? Its purely political and nothing more. Well, lets see how it pans out and see if the majority of the Teachers will follow the Unions or will they openly voice their objections to them being used as political pawns with the Children as the fodder. Considering the vast majority are Left leaning and as you say hate the Tories I find it very hard to believe that they will not go along with the Union or will meekly keep their heads down at the very least. The thing of it is though the Unions are making out that its for the safely of the Teachers(against Scientific evidence) So if you're wrong and the Teachers do kowtow to the unions your response will be aligned to that. Its really a win-win situation for you as regardless the outcome you'll have an (on the surface) justifiable response. So you claim, and how do you verify that? It genuinely seems like they are using every trick in the book to avoid doin their jobs. Im not so naïve as to believe the headline grabbing stories are the norm but they are popping up with increasing frequency. Stories such as Teachers refusing to use zoom as its an invasion of their privacy. Teachers pushing back hard against working in the summer holidays. Yes, I understand there is a pay issue here. But supposedly we're all to make huge sacrifices just now. Perhaps this is the Teachers? And I dont believe you can go into such a job and treat it purely as a source of revenue when you have the futures of many children resting in your hands. Again in the Private sector working many hours after your 7.5 hour day ends is not unusual. Even here in Norway when I was office based over-time was included in the salary, some did zero hours OT, some work to 11 each night, it just depends on the project. And right now the project for these heel draggers should be the welfare of the children and not political point scoring or using this crisis as leverage to improve their conditions. Now is really not the time for that. You genuinely dont feel the more ardent members of the Teachers Unions are doing just that? Really?

Ok then. What’s your username and the forum? I know a few Window Cleaners down your way. Window cleanings very territorial and if you’re the Billy Big Balls you say you are it will easily be verified.